Author: Jessica Milner Davis
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814331651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A comprehensive look at the customary differences between humor in Japan and the West, providing cultural examples and illustrative terminology in the original Japanese.
Understanding Humor in Japan
Author: Jessica Milner Davis
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814331651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A comprehensive look at the customary differences between humor in Japan and the West, providing cultural examples and illustrative terminology in the original Japanese.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814331651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A comprehensive look at the customary differences between humor in Japan and the West, providing cultural examples and illustrative terminology in the original Japanese.
Japanese Humour
Author: M. Wells
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230390064
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This is not a book of jokes. It is about how people make rules about humour: rules about what humour is, what it is not, what it should and should not be, when it should and should not be used, what type of humour is permissible and what type forbidden, what is good and bad about humour, what should be considered funny and what should not. The book offers a framework for a general understanding of why and how societies make rules about the use of humour, and how those rules affect patterns of communication and the development of humour and comedy.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230390064
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This is not a book of jokes. It is about how people make rules about humour: rules about what humour is, what it is not, what it should and should not be, when it should and should not be used, what type of humour is permissible and what type forbidden, what is good and bad about humour, what should be considered funny and what should not. The book offers a framework for a general understanding of why and how societies make rules about the use of humour, and how those rules affect patterns of communication and the development of humour and comedy.
The Chrysanthemum and the Fish
Author: Howard Hibbett
Publisher: Kodansha
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Filled with anecdotes and episodes from modern Japanese cultural history,his is a lively social history of Japanese humour since the 16th century. Itttempts to reveal an aspect of the Japanese character largely unknown to theest, and is illustrated with examples from humorous comic prints.
Publisher: Kodansha
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Filled with anecdotes and episodes from modern Japanese cultural history,his is a lively social history of Japanese humour since the 16th century. Itttempts to reveal an aspect of the Japanese character largely unknown to theest, and is illustrated with examples from humorous comic prints.
Japanese Humour
Author: M. Wells
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780333616024
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This is not a book of jokes. It is about how people make rules about humour: rules about what humour is, what it is not, what it should and should not be, when it should and should not be used, what type of humour is permissible and what type forbidden, what is good and bad about humour, what should be considered funny and what should not. The book offers a framework for a general understanding of why and how societies make rules about the use of humour, and how those rules affect patterns of communication and the development of humour and comedy.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780333616024
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This is not a book of jokes. It is about how people make rules about humour: rules about what humour is, what it is not, what it should and should not be, when it should and should not be used, what type of humour is permissible and what type forbidden, what is good and bad about humour, what should be considered funny and what should not. The book offers a framework for a general understanding of why and how societies make rules about the use of humour, and how those rules affect patterns of communication and the development of humour and comedy.
Humour in Asian Cultures
Author: Jessica Milner Davis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000591778
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This innovative book traces the impact of tradition on modern humour across several Asian countries and their cultures. Using examples from Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Chinese cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the contributors explore the different cultural rules for creating and sharing humour. Humour can be a powerful lubricant when correctly interpreted; mis-interpreted, it is likely to cause considerable setbacks. Over time, it has emerged and submerged in different periods and different forms in all these countries but today’s conventions still reflect traditional attitudes to and assumptions about what is appropriate in creating and using humour. Under close examination, Milner Davis and her colleagues show how forms and conventions that differ from those in the west can also be seen to possess elements in common. With examples including Mencian and other classical texts, Balinese traditional verbal humour, Korean and Taiwanese workplace humour, Japanese laughter ceremonies, performances and cartoons, as well as contemporary Chinese-language films and videos, they engage with a wide range of forms and traditions. This fascinating collection of studies will be of great interest to students and scholars of many Asian cultures, and also to those with a broader interest in humour studies. It highlights the increasing importance of understanding a wider range of cultural values in the present era of globalized communication and the importance of reliable studies of why and how cultures that are geographically related differ in their traditional uses of and assumptions about humour.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000591778
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
This innovative book traces the impact of tradition on modern humour across several Asian countries and their cultures. Using examples from Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Chinese cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the contributors explore the different cultural rules for creating and sharing humour. Humour can be a powerful lubricant when correctly interpreted; mis-interpreted, it is likely to cause considerable setbacks. Over time, it has emerged and submerged in different periods and different forms in all these countries but today’s conventions still reflect traditional attitudes to and assumptions about what is appropriate in creating and using humour. Under close examination, Milner Davis and her colleagues show how forms and conventions that differ from those in the west can also be seen to possess elements in common. With examples including Mencian and other classical texts, Balinese traditional verbal humour, Korean and Taiwanese workplace humour, Japanese laughter ceremonies, performances and cartoons, as well as contemporary Chinese-language films and videos, they engage with a wide range of forms and traditions. This fascinating collection of studies will be of great interest to students and scholars of many Asian cultures, and also to those with a broader interest in humour studies. It highlights the increasing importance of understanding a wider range of cultural values in the present era of globalized communication and the importance of reliable studies of why and how cultures that are geographically related differ in their traditional uses of and assumptions about humour.
Translation, Humour and Literature
Author: Delia Chiaro
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441105778
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Translation studies and humour studies are disciplines that have been long-established but seldom looked at in conjunction. This volume uses literature as the common ground and examines issues of translating humour within a range of different literary traditions. It begins with an analysis of humour and translation in every day life, including jokes and cross-cultural humour, and then moves on to looking at humour and translation in literature through the ages. Despite growing interest and a history of collaborative study, there has been little translation studies scholarship published in this area. This collection features a comprehensive introduction by the editor, which covers strategies and techniques for translating humour as well as the pragmatics involved. The book will appeal to scholars and postgraduates in translation and interpreting studies and humour studies.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441105778
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Translation studies and humour studies are disciplines that have been long-established but seldom looked at in conjunction. This volume uses literature as the common ground and examines issues of translating humour within a range of different literary traditions. It begins with an analysis of humour and translation in every day life, including jokes and cross-cultural humour, and then moves on to looking at humour and translation in literature through the ages. Despite growing interest and a history of collaborative study, there has been little translation studies scholarship published in this area. This collection features a comprehensive introduction by the editor, which covers strategies and techniques for translating humour as well as the pragmatics involved. The book will appeal to scholars and postgraduates in translation and interpreting studies and humour studies.
Humour Across Frontiers, Or, Round the World in 80 Jokes
Author: Richard D. Lewis
Publisher: Transcreen Publications
ISBN: 9780953439829
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A collection of international jokes and humorous anecdotes.
Publisher: Transcreen Publications
ISBN: 9780953439829
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A collection of international jokes and humorous anecdotes.
Dave Barry Does Japan
Author: Dave Barry
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0449908100
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The award-winning author and syndicated columnist shares his humorous observations on his trip to Japan, sharing his thoughts on culture shock in all its numerous forms--from kabuki to public bathing. Reprint.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0449908100
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The award-winning author and syndicated columnist shares his humorous observations on his trip to Japan, sharing his thoughts on culture shock in all its numerous forms--from kabuki to public bathing. Reprint.
Japanese Humour
Author: Reginald Horace Blyth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japanese wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japanese wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The Humor Code
Author: Peter McGraw
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451665423
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist travel the globe to discover the secret behind what makes things funny, questioning countless experts, including Louis C.K., along the way.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451665423
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist travel the globe to discover the secret behind what makes things funny, questioning countless experts, including Louis C.K., along the way.